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Travel to Angers France to explore the intricacies of terroir-driven food systems. Visit farms, businesses, and experts in regional and sustainable food production. Note: this field school is comprised of 2 courses, or 3.0 credits. This course is offered in collaboration with École Supériure d’Agricultures in Angers, France. 

Note: this field school is comprised of 2 courses, or 3.0 credits.

Instructor: Dr. John Volpe
Location: Angers, France
Additional course fees: approx. 2419 Euros, not including return airfare to France 
Prerequisites: 2nd year standing and permission of the department
Approximate dates: May 28–June 26
Application Deadline: February 1st
Application instructions: Please email the instructor, John Volpe, one PDF file named Last Name-Course Number-Application (e.g. Smith-ES 371-Application.pdf). The PDF file should contain:

1. a one-page cover letter outlining your interest in the course, your preparation for it, and how it supports your academic and professional plans
2. your CV, and
3. your unofficial transcripts

For more information please see ES 371 in the UVic calendar.

This course explores the theory and practice of creating alternatives to the dominant order. Rather than focusing on changing minds or altering policies, this course is an experiment in living differently, here and now, and supporting others to do the same. Readings and activities will include a variety of perspectives on the dominant order and efforts to resist, recover and cultivate other relationships. Based on Denman Island, the course includes field visits to various farms, land projects, and other mentors. Course themes include de-institutionalizing life and learning, supporting subsistence and social reproduction, and collaborating horizontally. Throughout the course, students will learn and practice consensus decision-making and cook most of their own meals collectively, though no prior skills in these areas are required. The course culminates in a community feast in which students plan and cook a huge feast for Denman Island residents. Class format: approximately 2 months of online asynchronous reading and discussion, followed by approximately 2 weeks intensive stay on Denman Island in August.

Instructor: Nicholas Montgomery
Location: Victoria and Denman Island
Additional course fees: approx. $1600
Prerequisites: ES 200 and permission of the department
Approximate dates: July 1–Aug 16 (Aug 16–Aug 30 on Denman Island)
Application Deadline: February 1st
Application instructions: Apply online at . Please email the instructor, Nicholas Montgomery, for any questions.

For more information please see ES 380 in the UVic calendar.

The role of traditional ecological knowledge in the understanding and documentation of the biodiversity of natural systems and their restoration. Examination of how restoration strategies can benefit from the close relationship of Indigenous Peoples to their local environments, and from their knowledge of plants and animals, their habitats and ecological interrelationships, as well as from traditional land and resource management strategies.

Instructors: and Loreisa Lepine
Location: In & around Victoria
Additional course fees: $125 
Prerequisites: ES 200 and 3rd year standing
Approximate dates: May 12–May 16
Application instructions: No application - register during summer term.

For more information please see ES 423 in the UVic calendar.

Use an ethnoecological lens to explore intersections between people and place in urban environments. Visit and work with urban agriculture, urban foraging, urban forests and green spaces in Victoria. This course is on campus with several day field trips approximately 5 hours each.

Instructor: Dr. Trevor Lantz
Location: In & around Victoria
Additional course fees: $150 
Prerequisites: ES 200 and 3rd year standing
Approximate dates: May 12–June 4
Application instructions: No application - register during summer term.

For more information please see ES 429 in the UVic calendar.

Salmon on Vancouver Island are declining. This course will travel up Vancouver Island to explore the conservation situation of salmon and the ways to address this decline. We will meet with local practitioners to understand the changing environmental, ecological, political, and historical aspects of salmon, and how various interests in this space interact and conflict. We will visit wild salmon rivers, interact with harvesters and First Nations groups, see hatchery and farm operations and speak with government officials and scientists.

1. a one-page cover letter outlining your interest in the course, your preparation for it, and how it supports your academic and professional plans
2. your CV, and
3. your unofficial transcripts

For more information please see ES 482 in the UVic calendar.

Explore regenerative and restorative designs for ecological and social resilience on Galiano Island at the Galiano Learning Centre in partnership with the Galiano Conservancy Association. The course includes a field stay on Galiano Island, with some advanced preparation and follow-up work. Course is limited to 16 students. 

1. a one-page cover letter outlining your interest in the course, your preparation for it, and how it supports your academic and professional plans
2. your CV, and
3. your unofficial transcripts

For more information please see ES 471 in the UVic calendar.

For most field courses, you submit an application (before the deadline) to the course instructor. Once accepted, you must formally confirm your participation by payment of an additional course fee deposit.

Some courses do not require an application (students can simply register themselves).

Please deliver payment to the Environmental Studies main office in David Turpin Building B243.

We accept cheques, bank drafts or money orders (Canadian funds only), payable to the University of Victoria. Place your payment in an envelope labelled “Attention: Undergraduate Programs Assistant” and include the course name, your name and your V#. 

We are sorry, but cash is not accepted and we are not able to accept electronic payments. If you are unable to access cheques or order them through your bank, it is suggested that you e-transfer a family member or trusted friend who can then write and deliver a cheque to us, on your behalf. 

If the main office is closed, the ES office mail-box cabinet is located to the right of the main office door. The mailbox is located in the top left-hand corner of the cabinet, and boldly marked with yellow: “ES Main Office B243 Mail/small packages”. It is accessible during normal building hours. 

After we receive your payment, we will email you a receipt.